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Can't say I know much about house prices in regional towns of other countries, but I wasn't aware that Australian prices were so much higher. What sort of price difference are you talking about?

Anyone see last week's special report on Australia in the Economist? Some interesting figures: Australia is 4th on the list of countries with the highest urban population percentages, with 89.1% of our population living in cities. We're only behind Belgium, Iceland and Israel. Only 12...

Hey Buzz! Yup, I'm still in Spain - and engaged! To that same lovely Spanish man that I met only 3 weeks after I arrived. Funny how things turn out :) Banks here also often require personal or cash guarantees, on top of deposits. So you might have an 60K deposit saved to buy a flat worth...

Yup. Here's a real life example: I'm living in Spain at the moment. Over here you can find those big 45% discounts, but guess what? You can't get a loan! You know why? Because you're unemployed! You know why else? Because the banks are broke! That, and they already have enough repossessed...